Helsinki 1952 - Athletics - Men: Pole Vault

Date: 21 July 1952 / 22 July 1952

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Bob Richards	USA	4.55m [14' 11 ¼"]
2	Donald Laz	USA	4.50m [14' 9 ¼"]
3	Ragnar Lundberg	SWE	4.40m [14' 5 ¼"]
4	Pyotr Denisenko	URS	4.40m [14' 5 ¼"]
5	Valto Olenius	FIN	4.30m [14' 1 ¼"]
6	Bunkichi Sawada	JPN	4.20m [13' 9 ¼"]
7	Vladimir Braznik	URS	4.20m [13' 9 ¼"]
8	Viktor Knyazev	URS	4.20m [13' 9 ¼"]
9	George Mattos	USA	4.20m [13' 9 ¼"]
10	Erkki Kataja	FIN	4.10m [13' 5 ½"]
11	Lennart Lind	SWE	4.10m [13' 5 ½"]
11	Tamas Hommonai	HUN	4.10m [13' 5 ½"]
13	Milan Milakov	YUG	4.10m [13' 5 ½"]
14	Rigas Evstathiadis	GRE	3.95m [12' 11 ½"]
14	Torfi Bryngeirsson	ISL	3.95m [12' 11 ½"]
16	Erling Kaas	NOR	3.80m [12' 5 ½"]
17	Theodoseos Balafas	GRE	3.80m [12' 5 ½"]
18	Zeno Dragomir	ROU	3.80m [12' 5 ½"]
18	Jukka Piironen	FIN	3.80m [12' 5 ½"]
20	Walter Hofstetter	SUI	3.90m [12' 9 ½"]
20	Ronald Miller	CAN	3.90m [12' 9 ½"]
22	Timothy Anderson	GBR	3.80m [12' 5 ½"]
22	Geoffrey Elliott	GBR	3.80m [12' 5 ½"]
22	Zenon Wazny	POL	3.80m [12' 5 ½"]
25	Helcio da Silva	BRA	3.60m [11' 9 ¾"]
25	Gamal Eldeen Hamed El-Sherbiny	EGY	3.60m [11' 9 ¾"]

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